Santa Teresa in San Jose in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Welcome to the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch
Experience the heritage of Santa Clara County
Step back in times as you walk through this historic site. Discover what it was like to work and live on a family ranch more than 100 years ago, before electric or gas-powered machines and modern household appliances. Imagine how the lives of those who lived here evolved over the years to keep pace with the growth, advances in technology and changing landscape of Santa Clara County.
Built in the mid 1800s, this ranch was occupied by descendants of the Bernal and Gulnac families and maintained as a family-operated cattle ranch until 1980. The buildings are now restored to reflect what life was like here during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Inset Images:
Gulnac family patrolling their cattle ranch. Courtesy History San Jose
Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch ca. 1885. Courtesy Patrick Joice
Erected by Santa Clara County Parks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 37° 13.588′ N, 121° 47.852′ W. Marker is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Santa Teresa. Marker is on Manila Drive east of Camino Verde Drive, on the right when traveling east. The resin marker is mounted to metal posts in the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch historic area of the Santa Teresa County Park, near the barns. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 372 Manila Drive, San Jose CA 95119, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Farm Animals (within shouting distance of this marker); Barns and Outbuildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Farming Replaces Cattle Ranching (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch House (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Welcome to the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch (about 300 feet away); Chores Around the Ranch House (about 400 feet away); Beyond Cattle & Farming (about 400 feet away); The Bernal Hacienda (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Jose.
Also see . . .
1. Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch. Santa Clara County Parks
"Originally part of Rancho Santa Teresa, the ranch and surrounding 20-acre property are what remains of a nearly 10,000-acre parcel granted to José Joaquin Bernal by the Mexican government in 1834."(Submitted on March 29, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
2. Rancho Santa Teresa on Wikipedia.
"José Joaquín Bernal (1762–1837), a member of the 1776 De Anza Expedition, was a soldier at the Presidio of San Francisco and by 1805 at the Pueblo of San José. In 1819 he retired from the army, and in 1826 he settled his family of eleven children near Santa Teresa spring, ten miles south of San Jose."(Submitted on March 29, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.